are my wheels too wide

[juleshs]

i have got 15" wheels with 205/60/15 tyres standard suspension
if i hit a bump or throw it into a corner hard, the tyres rub on the arches (badly)
i dont know the dimension of the wheels there are plenty of numbers on them but i dont know what they mean. can anyone advis me on this problem?

[adihodgson]

hi,

on 15" rims you should ideally be using 195/50/15.......then slam it

[Mew]

The tyres have quite a high profile which certainly won't be helping things. 195/50/15 or 195/45/15 are about right for a 6-7x15" wheel on a mk2.

As for the size and offset of the wheels, it should look something like "6j" "7j" etc (6" wide and 7" wide) and the offset normally looks like "et33" "et25" etc.

 

[juleshs]

it says on the wheels 7j   off24 is this ok

[Mew]

Is your car lowered at all? Those wheels with anything up to roughly a 40mm drop and 195/50/15 tyres should be fine, but the tractor tyres at the mo will be causing the issues, not the wheels.

[juleshs]

car is not lowered at the mo but soon will be. thanks for advise

[Mew]

Go on then, lets see the offending items 

[Organisys]

car is not lowered at the mo but soon will be. thanks for advise

Fit 195/45/15 or 195/50/15 Toyo Proxes or Goodyear Eagle F1, then lower it.

[kittie]

it says on the wheels 7j   off24 is this ok

I have the same size/offset wheels with 195/50/15 tyres on. They scrub quite a bit! However, am in the process of having new suspension fitted (-35mm to 40mm) as I suspect the scrubbing was due to knackered shocks.

If this solves the problem I will let you know!